parting

noun

/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/

/ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

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[uncountable, countable] the act or occasion of leaving a person or place離别；分手；分别
- She was already dreading the moment of parting.她已經在害怕離别時刻的到來。
- We had a tearful parting at the airport.我們在機場灑淚而别。
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- It was an amicable parting and we greatly value the years we spent together.這是一次友好的分手，我們十分珍惜共同度過的幾年時光。
- The divorce was a bitter parting that cost him financially as well as emotionally.離婚是苦澀的離别，他不但花費了金錢，也耗費了情感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- final
- amicable
- bitter
- …
phrases
- the moment of parting
- a/the parting of the ways
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[countable] a line on a person’s head where the hair is divided with a comb（頭發的）分縫，發縫，分線
- a side/centre parting偏分；中分
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[uncountable, countable] the act or result of dividing something into parts分開；分離；散開
- the parting of the clouds雲破天開
- The boat made a parting through the duckweed.船在浮萍中分開了。

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a/the parting of the ways

a point at which two people or groups of people decide to separate岔路口；分道揚镳處；分手處
- These events led to a final parting of the ways.這些事件導致了最後的分道揚镳。

adjective

/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/

/ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

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said or done by somebody as they leave離别時說的（或做的）
- a parting kiss臨别之吻
- His parting words were ‘I love you.’他臨别的話是 “我愛你”。

Idioms

parting shot

a final remark, especially an unkind one, that somebody makes as they leave臨去的放話（尤指不友善的）
- As her parting shot she warned Pete never to come near her again.臨别時，她警告皮特再也不要靠近她。